Very good, but I deleted the garlic powder, and saved some of the shredded cheese aside on a plate and rolled the cream cheese mixture in the pepper through it. Then I stuck them in the freezer for a few minutes before wrapping the bacon and putting in the oven to help keep the cheese from melting off the peppers. Next time I think I will partially pre cook the bacon so that it browns better, I don't like floppy bacon.

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This recipe is so good that I get asked for it literally every family get together. It does take longer to prep then the instructions say, usually around an hour. And because it takes so long to get these ready I usually pre-make them up to the cooking point and then put them in the fridge. This does make them a little more mushy than if you cooked them right away, but they still taste awesome! I also render some of the bacon fat first so cooking does't take as long. Overall this is one of my favorite recipe:) Thanks!

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I don't think people understand just how good this recipe is. Whenever I take it somewhere new, I tell people that I'm making jalapeno poppers and they always tell me about a recipe they do. All I can do is smile at them while in my head I think, "they've never had THESE before!" It never fails...when I bring them for people to have, they all say they are the best they've ever had. I have even had more than one person say it is the best thing they've ever eaten!
Like somebody else said, soak the cut and seeded peppers in ice water for 45 minutes and it takes out the heat but leaves all the flavor. Also, instead of wrapping the bacon around the jalapeno, I just lay a slice right on top lengthwise. That cooks the bacon more evenly. The other thing I do is to cook these on a smoker. I put a wire rack down with a layer of foil underneath it to keep the bottom from burning. It's way better than in the oven.
These are so good I made an account just so I could review them. Try it and you'll know what all the fuss is about.

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Super good! The only thing I did differently, because of the bacon I had - thick sliced, peppered. I precooked the bacon in the oven for about 20 minutes. I don't know if my bacon was too short/thick or my peppers too big or both. So I couldn't wrap the bacon around the pepper so I just layed the bacon on top of the peppers. Then I ran out of bacon so I wrapped a few in salami. They were really good. I will definitely make these again!